Legal Dictionary
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mitigation of damages 1 : a doctrine in tort and contract law: a person injured by another is required to mitigate his or her losses resulting from the injury
mitigation of damages —D'Aries v. Schell, 644 Atlantic Reporter, Second Series 134 (1994)>; also : an affirmative defense based on this doctrine called also avoidable consequences
2 : a reduction in the amount of damages awarded a party
